Northwest Passage Drive Expedition Team Heads to the Arctic
The 2009 Northwest Passage Drive Expedition team will fly from Vancouver to Edmonton today then fly to Yellowknife tomorrow and on Thursday fly with the Moon-1 Humvee Rover and all their gear on a First Air C-130 flight to Kugluktuk in preparation for the start of the Northwest Passage drive. First Air is one of the expedition sponsors and we are very grateful for their support.
In the coming days we'll update the web site with a frequently asked questions section along with background material on the expedition. Once the drive gets started you'll also be able to follow the progress of the team from the daily updated map we'll have.
This map shows the flight segments the expedition team will take to reach their starting point of Kugluktuk, Nunavut. The green pin cushions marks their final destination, the HMP Research Station on Devon Island next to the Haughton crater.
